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    Karl Lottes, MA, RSW

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Nutrition

HD Eating and Nutrition

Eating & Swallowing
Huntington Society of Canada publication

Feeding Tubes
As swallowing becomes increasingly impaired, eating by mouth compromises adequate nutrition. At this point some people with HD may choose to receive their nutrition through a gastrostomy tube.

New York Online Access to Health
Links to a number of resources related to HD nutrition.

Grocery Delivery

spud! Calgary
spud! is North America’s largest organic home grocery delivery service, supporting local, small-scale farmers and suppliers. Customers order their produce and groceries online and have them delivered to their home or office in reusable rubber bins.

Sunterra Market
Grocery delivery for online or phone orders.

Meal Delivery

Meals on Wheels
Calgary Meals on Wheels promotes health and supports the choice of independence by preparing and delivering nutritious, affordable meals to people in need of our service and by enhancing the community safety net.

As a charitable organization, we promote health and support independence by preparing and delivering nutritious affordable meals to Calgarians in need of our service – seniors, convalescents (short and long term) and people with disabilities. We also provide specially prepared meals for the Chinese community, bagged lunches for the working homeless and a ‘Duck Soup’ program for children in high risk elementary schools.

Waiters En Route
We’re Calgary’s restaurant delivery service. We bring freshly prepared meals from your favourite restaurants directly to you at your home, office or hotel.